# Canada’s Ford Compares Trump’s Lake Naming Move to ‘Saturday Night Live’ Skit

https://mins.news/en/item/38014

- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-31 02:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-30/canada-s-ford-likens-trump-s-actions-to-saturday-night-live-skit?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a94e03b2732d8000164679a

> Ontario Premier Doug Ford mocked President Donald Trump’s order to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America,” while saying he remained optimistic that Canada and the US would eventually overcome their trade and tariff differences.

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